On January 24, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted new rules and amendments to existing rules and forms (the “Final Rules”) addressing (i) the treatment under the securities laws of special...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced as part of its agenda for its January 24, 2024 open meeting that it will consider whether to adopt new rules and amendments to disclosures in initial public...more
1/18/2024
/ Capital Markets ,
Capital Raising ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Market Participants ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
On September 21, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) Investor Advisory Committee (“IAC”) met to consider certain matters included on the SEC’s rulemaking agenda for this fall, such as exempt...more
On December 2, 2022, Nasdaq received approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to modify certain pricing limitations for companies undertaking a direct listing involving sales of the company shares in the...more
12/8/2022
/ Capital Markets ,
Capital Raising ,
Direct Listing ,
Listing Standards ,
Nasdaq ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Share Price
This article discusses the amendments adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2020 that modernize the offering related provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act), and the...more
6/29/2022
/ BDC ,
Business Development Companies ,
Close-Ended Funds ,
Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act ,
Investment ,
Investment Funds ,
Offerings ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities Act ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shelf Registration ,
Small Business Credit Availability Act (SBCAA) ,
WKSIs
On March 30, 2022, the SEC announced proposed rules regarding SPACs and the use of projections. The proposed rules would require expanded disclosures regarding SPAC sponsors, conflicts of interest and dilution and require...more
Shortly before the end of his tenure as Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Chair Jay Clayton presided over the SEC as it considered and approved the New York Stock Exchange’s (NYSE) proposed rule change...more
On December 6, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rejected the proposal submitted by the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) to allow companies to simultaneously go public through a direct listing and raise...more
12/12/2019
/ Capital Markets ,
Capital Raising ,
Direct Listing ,
Listing Standards ,
Nasdaq ,
NYSE ,
Proposed Rules ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
On June 18, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued a concept release requesting public comment on ways to simplify, harmonize and improve the exempt offering process to expand investment opportunities...more
6/19/2019
/ Capital Formation ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Investor Protection ,
Offerings ,
Public Comment ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Transactions
With 2018 now in the rearview mirror, we summarize several of the encouraging regulatory developments for business development companies (“BDCs”) that occurred during 2018.
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1/4/2019
/ Business Development Companies ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-X ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Section 12(d)(1) ,
Securities Act ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Business Credit Availability Act (SBCAA)
On December 19, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed a new rule (Rule 12d1-4) intended to modernize and improve the regulatory framework for fund of funds arrangements (fund investing in shares of...more